UNITED STATES: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has cut 10% of its salaried workforce in the US this year, confirmed the company's onshore Americas CEO José Antonio Miranda, speaking on the sidelines of Windpower 2018 in Chicago.

UNITED STATES: A new company has been launched at Windpower 2018 that its founders say will disrupt conventional financing, development and operation of wind projects globally and bring renewable energy to the masses.

UNITED STATES: The new CEO of developer-utility MidAmerican Energy, Adam Wright, told delegates at Windpower 2018 in Chicago (7-10 May) the firm is trying to capture as many projects it can before the Production Tax Credit is phased out.

UNITED STATES: At Day Two of the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) Windpower 2018 conference and exhibition in Chicago (7-10 May), the CEO of the Energy Storage Association (ESA) said storage applications are central to sustainable grid.

UNITED STATES: President Donald Trump's potential tariffs of 25% on imported steel would clearly be a factor for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), said Josh Irwin, vice-president sales Vestas North America.

UNITED STATES: Replacing the gearboxes in larger 4-5MW turbines in the US could cost up to 70% higher per turbine, DNV GL director of asset management and operating services, Kevin Smith told delegates at AWEA Windpower 2018 (7-10 May).

UNITED STATES: Engie North America has specified Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) SWT-2.625-120 turbines for its 199.5MW Live Oak project in Schleicher County, Texas, the company announced at Windpower 2018 in Chicago.

UNITED STATES: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) will refurbish the gearboxes of the 60 Vestas turbines at the 120MW Princess Amalia project in the Netherlands as it extends its service business for multi-brand offshore wind turbines.

UNITED STATES: Power purchase agreements (PPAs) were signed for more than 3.5GW of wind power in Q1 2018 -- the highest volume of deals in any quarter since the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) started tracking them.

UNITED STATES: Wind projects in the US received $1.27 billion in subsidies and support in 2016, down from $6.19 billion in 2013, the latest figures from the country's Energy Information Administration (EIA) show.